Moldovan producers of frozen raspberries cannot yet sell their stocks

Published 2022년 10월 27일

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Moldova's Berry Producers Association "Pomușoarele Moldovei" is facing a challenge as they have around 85-100 tons of frozen raspberries in warehouses, but the market price has dropped due to an influx of Ukrainian products at a lower price. Despite trying to sell at a minimum price of 4 euros/kg, they are unable to due to market conditions. The season has seen a 40% increase in exports compared to the previous season, with about 600 tons already exported from the 2022 harvest. The high cost of raw materials purchased in June and July has made the summer exports profitable, but the subsequent price drop and increase in electricity costs have led some producers to delay production, leading to financial risks. Some are mitigating this by purchasing expensive electricity generators.

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According to experts of the Berry Producers Association "Pomușoarele Moldovei", at the moment, about 85-100 tons of frozen raspberries remain in the warehouses of freezing enterprises. Producers would like to sell this product to their traditional buyers at a wholesale price of at least 4 euros/kg. However, in the foreseeable future, this is hardly possible, since there are many offers of Ukrainian frozen raspberries on the European market at a price of about 3.4-3.5 euros / kg. According to the association, this season Moldova has already exported about 600 tons of frozen raspberries from the 2022 harvest, i.e. about 40% more than last season. A large share of raw materials for freezing was purchased in the period June-July at a relatively high price - about 50-60 lei / kg ($ 2.57-3.09 / kg), almost twice as expensive as in the same period of 2021, according to EastFruit . Nevertheless, summer export sales of frozen Moldovan raspberries in the EU were profitable for its ...

Source: Eastfruit